2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference


Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference lead" />The 2024 Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference was the nineteenth conference and the second tournament of the seventh season of the Spikers' Turf. It took place in four different venues between October 16, to December 15, 2024.
A total of eleven teams are battling for the championship title.
This includes guest team, KondohGumi Hyogo of Japan, will join the semifinals round-robin phase.
The Cignal HD Spikers claimed its sixth title in the league and its first Invitational championship gold by defeating Criss Cross King Crunchers in three sets. Meanwhile, Savouge Spin Doctors won against DN Steel-FEU Ultras to win the bronze medal of the tournament, which marks their first podium finish of the team since joining the league. Jude Garcia of the King Crunchers bagged his second straight Conference MVP, and Louie Ramirez of the HD Spikers shined at the championship match that earned him the Finals MVP award.

Qualification

Eleven teams participated in this conference, with eight of the nine teams who competed in the 2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference.
The FEU Tamaraws and the De La Salle Green Spikers are qualified to join the tournament after being the finalists of the recently concluded 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge.
KondohGumi Hyogo, once known as "Maruichi Hyogo" returned as the sole foreign guest team who joined the semifinalists of the conference.
Qualification methodDateBerthsQualifier
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
Cignal HD Spikers
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
Criss Cross King Crunchers
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
PGJC-Navy Sea Lions
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
D' Navigators Iloilo
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
Savouge Spin Doctors
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
VNS Griffins
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
Martelli Meats Master Butchers
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
Philippine Air Force Airmen
2024 Spikers' Turf Open Conference teamsOctober 10, 2024
9
8
Chichi DHTSI Braderhood Titans
2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge finalistsSeptember 18–25, 2024
2DN Steel-FEU Ultras
2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge finalistsSeptember 18–25, 2024
2EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers
Foreign guest teamDecember 2, 2024
1KondohGumi Hyogo

Participating teams



Venues

The following are the game venues set for this conference:

Format

;Preliminary round
  1. Single round-robin elimination; Ten teams.
  2. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  3. The top 4 teams in the pool will advance to the semifinals.
;Semifinals
  1. Five teams ; Single round-robin elimination.
  2. Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System.
  3. The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will advance to the bronze medal match.
  4. The 1st and 2nd ranked teams will advance to the winner-take-all gold medal match.
;Finals
  1. All games are knockout matches.
  2. Bronze medal: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team
  3. Gold medal: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team

Pool standing procedure

  • First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won.
  • If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein:
  • * Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.
  • * Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.
  • In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used:
  • * Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost.
  • * Point ratio: the number of points scored divided by the number of points allowed.
  • * Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

Ranking



Match results



Final round

Semifinals

Ranking



Match results



Finals

3rd place




Championship




Final standing


RankTeam
Cignal HD Spikers
Criss Cross King Crunchers
Savouge Spin Doctors
4DN Steel-FEU Ultras
5KondohGumi Hyogo
6EcoOil-La Salle Green Oilers
7PGJC-Navy Sea Lions
8VNS Griffins
9D' Navigators Iloilo
10Martelli Meats Master Butchers
11Chichi DHTSI Braderhood Titans

Awards


AwardPlayerTeam
Conference Most Valuable PlayerJude GarciaCriss Cross
Finals Most Valuable PlayerLouie RamirezCignal
1st Best Outside SpikerNico AlmendrasCriss Cross
2nd Best Outside SpikerSherwin CaritativoSavouge
1st Best Middle BlockerGian Carlo GloriosoCriss Cross
2nd Best Middle BlockerGiles Jeffer TorresSavouge
Best Opposite SpikerZhydryx SaavedraDN Steel-FEU
Best SetterIsh PolvorosaCriss Cross
Best LiberoVince LorenzoCignal

Statistics leaders

RankNamePoints
1Jude Garcia150
2Zhydryx Saavedra133
3Joeven Dela Vega110
4Charles Jordan Segui109
4Mikko Espartero109

RankName
1Jude Garcia53.88
2Mikko Espartero48.66
3Zhydryx Saavedra47.93
4Joshua Umandal47.10
5Noel Kampton46.21

RankName
1Joeven Dela Vega0.37
2Nico Almendras0.27
3Louie Pudadera0.20
4Marvin Villanueva0.20
5Lloyd Josafat0.19

RankName
1Joshua Cruz2.13
2Dan Carlo Dela Cruz1.77
3Menard Guerrero1.68
4Jeremy Santos1.60
5John Philip Pepito1.43

RankName
1Vince Lorenzo62.59
2Rikko Marmeto60.36
3Vennie Paul Ceballos51.94
4Jeremy Santos49.75
5Joshua Cruz48.54